Organizations Directory

Organizations Directory

We offer a variety of organization types, insuring that students can find something that suits their personalities and interests. Our clubs focus on technology, culture, communications, and social life. We also offer graduate organizations, campus ministries, and fraternities and sororities.

See below for a list of our clubs, and click on a club name for further information. You can also find more information through NYU Engage (OrgSync).

American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)

The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) aims to benefit the NYU School of Engineering community by bringing awareness of the opportunities and challenges posed in the energy field while solving these challenges through membership, practical knowledge and experiences.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AiChE)

The purpose of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter at The NYU Tandon School of Engineering (School of Engineering) is to serve as the primary communication medium between the academic chemical engineering community at the School of Engineering and the global chemical engineering community abroad.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The student chapter of the ASCE provides students studying civil engineering with activities such as field trips, guest speakers, and annual conferences. Through these activities, future CE professionals are given the opportunity to experience the practical application of their studies, meet practicing professional engineers as well as students from other schools.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

The student chapter of the ASME provides students studying mechanical engineering with activities such as field trips, guest speakers and annual conferences in efforts of supplementing the academic experience with practical knowledge.

Associated General Contractors (AGC)

A full-service, national trade association, AGC represents more than 30,000 leading firms in the industry – including general contractors, specialty contractors and service providers and suppliers. AGC members play a powerful role in sustaining economic growth as they build structures that add to the nation's quality of life. AGC is truly the “voice and choice” of the construction industry.

Association of Computing Machinery - Women (ACM-W)

ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to ACM members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women.

Base Pairs

Base Pairs is a student club that seeks to provide a place where students can meet and share their experiences, give advice, and network. Specifically, Base Pairs will facilitate the meeting of Bimolecular Science and Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering students due to their similarities in both academics and extracurricular interests. With the support of academic advisors, the vision for these meetings is to allow students to have a forum to give each other both professional and personal support.

BioMedical Science Club (BMSC)

The BioMedical Science Club is geared towards students who are looking to enter the medical field upon graduating from NYU. Most of the club members are from the BMS major with a concentration in BioMedical Science. BMSC shows students how they can use their education in engineering towards their advantage when applying to health profession schools, as well as talk about the specific research and volunteer opportunities that can be found here on campus and the Brooklyn neighborhood.

Construction Managers Association of America (CMAA)

The student chapter of CMAA offers both Civil Engineering and Construction Management students with activities and competitions including field trips, guest speakers, conferences and the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) competition. By developing skills as young professionals, students will be adequately prepared for their career after their education.

DFA NYU is a student club open to both undergraduate and graduate students from all NYU schools. Its members use human-centered design to tackle social issues locally and globally and to develop solutions that have social impact. DFA NYU's mission is to connect students from different schools and develop a community of socially mindful change makers.

Finance Club

We are trying to build a community of young professionals who are interested in finance, and our mission is to become a bridge between students and financial firms. We want to share information and help one another to understand the financial markets better, and build a network that is essential in financial field. As a Finance club in an engineering school, we try to help students market themselves in a competitive market. We are open to all majors, and all levels of studies.

Graduate Indian Students Association (GISA)

The main mission of our organization is to foster understanding about India and her culture among the NYU.Poly community at large, to provide an avenue to bridge the social gap among the graduate students here at Polytechnic, in order to enhance the diversity and to provide a helping hand to the new incoming students in getting oriented to the United States of America.

InnoVention Society (IVS)

The Entrepreneurship Club seeks to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem based upon NYU Tandon's i2e direction. The club provides a forum to learn the concepts of entrepreneurship, provide the benefits of self-employment, and the step-by-step path involved in launching and commercializing your own ideas.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional association. The main goal of the IEEE student branch is to help IEEE fulfill it's vision of "Advancing Technology for Humanity" by offering workshops, competitions, and hands-on projects that are relevant to electrical and computer engineering to the student body at the School of Engineering and NYU.

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

To acquaint students with topics of interest in transportation and traffic engineering through the medium of competent speakers and of Chapter-sponsored trips; to foster the development of professional spirit, to promote common interests among students and to encourage the enhancement and optimization of facilities for transportation and traffic engineering study.

Korean Engineering and Science Students Association (KESSA)

Our organization aims at bringing Koreans from different backgrounds/generations together in order to strengthen the Korean community within Tandon School of Engineering. Through this, we also plan on bringing awareness about Korean culture and traditions to other people in our school. Our club welcomes people from all cultures and backgrounds in order to learn and share about our unique cultures.

Muslim Students Association (MSA)

The Muslim Students Assocation is dedicated to providing the School of Engineering students the opportunity to come together in a Muslim environment with the goal of learning about Islam, its faith, and its practices. All students and community members are welcome to MSA activities and events.

New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA)

The NYWEASC strives to promote student interest in the environment; provide the opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas between students, professors and professionals; provided a common ground where students from various disciplines related to the environment can express their understanding through and organized exchange of knowledge.

out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM)

The purpose of oSTEM at NYU is to foster a campus and community environment that is safe, supportive, and informative to all students regardless of physical gender, perceived gender, sexual orientation, or any other physical or physiological attribute; As well as challenge negative stigmas against the LGBTQA community. In addition club will also offer support services and information to the NYU student body, specifically those members that identify as LGBT. The club will focus on providing information about LGBT issues in STEM related fields as well as general information.

Patent Pending

The mission of Patent Pending is to provide members of the club the opportunity to innovate and engineer with the assistance of faculty, industry, and fellow members. The club will create an environment that nurtures creativity while teaching technical skills, management, and leadership. We invent stuff, and then we build it.

Poly Anime Society (PAS)

The Polytechnic Anime Society promotes an environment that heightens awareness and appreciation of Japanese culture and entertainment, provides a safe and healthy environment for students to emet together about things that they love to do or enjoy, and develops student leaders and fosters a sense of community. Throughout the year, PAS hosts anime showings and workshops dedicated to raising awareness of the Japanese Culture. Every year, PAS hosts the biggest event on campus called SpringFestNY. SpringFestNY is open to everyone including students and outside people. This one day mini-anime convention last year brought in about 1000 people from the tri-state area. We are planning on expanding SpringFestNY in the upcoming years. Email us for more information on how to help out with SpringFestNY

Poly Gaming Network (PGN)

The mission of the Poly Gaming Network is to create an environment for students to appreciate the technical and recreational parts of video games. Social as well as partial technical workshops will be held to accomodate for members personal interests.

PolyBOT's

PolyBOT’s mission is to create a relaxed learning environment that encourages students to learn from one another. Our members build projects together and create a better community though the sharing of knowledge.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

SHRM is an affiliate of the national Society for Human Resource Management chapter, and it exists to help the students of School of Engineering students to develop professionally and train them in the required areas to excel in their job.

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

As an international professional society, SAMPE provides information on new materials and processing technology via technical forums, journal publications, and books in which professionals in the field can exchange ideas and their views. As the only technical society encompassing all fields of endeavor in materials and processes, SAMPE provides a unique and valuable forum for scientists, engineers, and academicians. Surprisingly, for a wide-spread professional organization like SAMPE, there are no chapters in New York City, where the growth for engineering needs is increasing. SAMPE has initiated its first ever chapter in New York City as a student chapter here at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and YOU are invited to be part of it. By joining SAMPE at NYU you will have opportunities to learn more about the field of material science, partake in student competitions, such as the bridge building competition, and meet local industry professionals. For more information about our regional chapter sponsor go to http://www.njsampe.org/

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

The mission of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) club is to grow Tandon students into the best engineers by providing valuable engineering knowledge and experiences they may not find in the classroom. We will create a community that allows students to: enter a virtuous cycle of mentorship, creatively innovate to solve 21st century problems, and develop leadership skills needed to thrive in the workplace.

SASE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering aims to equip members with the skill set to succeed in professional environments by providing networking opportunities, conferences, and professional and personal development workshops. Events are also conducted in settings that enable diversity and service to local communities

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. Founded in 1950, SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy activities.

STEMinist

STEMinist's mission is to empower students to combat sexism in all forms, both within STEM fields and everyday life. STEMinist works to foster a safe space on campus through intersectioinal feminist activism that is informative and supportive. This club is social justice oriented, and is welcoming to all identities, including queer, trans* and non-binary students.

Tau Beta Pi

Tau Beta Pi or TBP is the oldest engineering honor society in the US. TBP honors students who have shown great academic achievements as well as personal and professional integrity. NYU SOE (NY Rho) chapter of TBP will hold events open to all NYU students to enhance soft skills and professional development, gain career insights and encourage academic excellence!

Theta Tau

The Theta Tau Colony at NYU's focus is the same as the National Organization's: to develop Engineering Leaders for Service, Profession, and Brotherhood. This co-ed Fraternity is the first of its kind, the largest of its kind, and the only of its kind at the School of Engineering. We are seeking people seek to develop themselves into LEADERS. To become game-changers of the School of Engineering and beyond its doors. Engineers are known throughout the world as creators. We are a fraternity of creators.

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Councils

The School of Engineering Student Councils are elected by students of the School of Engineering to serve as their primary representatives, advocates, and liaisons to the entire student community. The Student Councils are charged with:

Serving as the officially designated representative of the student bodies and to advocate to the administration and corporation (Board of Trustees) on behalf of the student bodies and, when requested, provide student representatives to committees

Coordinating major campus events in coordination with the Division of Student Affairs and enhance the educational mission of the School of Engineering by providing social, cultural, educational, and developmental programs, events and services

Gathering and expressing student opinions on how to improve student life and campus activities

Ensuring that students are fully apprised of all information dealing with the impact to their experience

Working with other student groups to program college-wide events designed to foster cohesiveness within the accordingly student populations (undergraduate/graduate)

Assuring that all events, programs and services offered by student clubs, organizations, societies, and other groups are open to all members of the School of Engineering community regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation, or age except as permitted by law

Protecting the rights and responsibilities of the student bodies and to work with other members of the School of Engineering community to maintain and improve the quality of education and social experience received at the School of Engineering

Woman in Search of Excellence (WISE) is an organization within the NYU Tandon School of Engineering that will work towards bringing the female community together. The School of Engineering is known to be a male dominant campus and therefore through the means of this club, we wish to encourage women from all over to become part of this prestigious university.